Eden Hazard intends to remain at Chelsea this year but offered no assurances about his future beyond that.The Belgian playmaker hinted he may leave Stamford Bridge after the World Cup, yet while international colleague Thibaut Courtois has completed a switch to Real Madrid, Hazard’s mooted move to the Spanish capital has not happened.Indeed, a new contract offer is on the table for Hazard but Goal understands he remains reluctant to commit to a new deal at this stage, with the 27-year-old still having two years to run on his current contract. Article continues below Editors’ Picks Man Utd ready to spend big on Sancho and Haaland in January Who is Marcus Thuram? Lilian’s son who is top of the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach Brazil, beware! Messi and Argentina out for revenge after Copa controversy Best player in MLS? Zlatan wasn’t even the best player in LA! The Spanish transfer window is open until August 31, but Hazard has dismissed the possibility of leaving before then given Chelsea would be unable to find a replacement until January.”You know what I said after the World Cup. I’m happy here, I do not want to talk about that yet,” he told RMC Sport after Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2.”Many things have been said – nonsense and everything.”For now, I’m happy. I still have two years of contract [left] and we’ll see what happens. I will not leave [this year].”The transfer window in England is already closed. We can sell but we cannot sign players.‘You know, London is Blue!’ @hazardeden10 #CHEARS pic.twitter.com/Md7F4cp4mi— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 18, 2018″It would be a bit strange for [Chelsea] to let me go and not recruit another player.”We could see [against Arsenal] that the fans like me a lot. I feel good here. We’ll see what happens in a year or two years.”Hazard was again impressive off the bench against Arsenal as he came on as a second-half substitute and set up the winning goal for Marcos Alonso in a 3-2 victory for the Blues.read more

Gurugram: Soldiers from defence forces especially the martyrs hold a great reverence among the villages in and around Gurugram. For the last two days, the residents of Pahari village in Pataudi have erupted in rage after the statue of one of the martyrs was desecrated.The person who committed this act has still not been identified. The statue was created in the memory of martyr Anil Kumar Yadav who had laid down his life defending the country against terrorists in 2007. Also Read – After eight years, businessman arrested for kidnap & murderAccording to law enforcement officials, the act may have been committed by some drug addicts during the intoxicated act. As of now, there have been no arrests that have been made in the case. “We have been able to bring the situation under control and assured the villagers that the culprits involved in the case will be arrested soon. The heads of the village have been generous enough of cooperating with us,” said a senior official from Gurugram police. Also Read – Two brothers held for snatchingsEven though it is an uncommon sight there have been stray incidents where often persons have desecrated the soldier’s statues. In one such incident that was reported in 2017, the Rezang-la memorial which is located near Palam Vihar was vandalised by few drunkards. The destructors were booked under Section 427 (destruction of the public property) of the IPC. The incident then had resulted in massive outrage among the defence veterans who live around Gurugram. The war memorial had been built in the memory of 114 Army soldiers who were martyred during the 1962 war against the 5,000 strong Chinese soldiers in November 1962. Situated at an altitude of 17,000 feet around 30 km of South of Chusul valley in Ladakh, it was one of the most difficult battles fought by the Indian soldiers on the geographic front. It is said that hundreds of soldiers even in the lack of resources were able to kill a thousand Chinese soldiers. A majority of the war heroes of the 13th Kumaon regiment that fought the battle at Rezang La were from South Haryana districts of Gurugram, Rewari and Mahendragarh.read more

Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppSpeculations and questions have been floating around as it regards when the former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Missick will be returning to the islands. Well one report is saying it would not be anytime soon as the former Premier has until next week to challenge the extradition decision. Another source has informed Magnetic Media that nothing has been heard as yet as it regards Misick’s return. Misick was denied asylum in Brazil last week when the courts ordered an extradition. News Break will continue to keep you informed with the latest developments on this story. Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:

Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray has heaped praises on Harrison Reed, after the midfielders impressive performance against West Bromwich Albion.Mowbray insists it wasn’t just his stunning goal which earned Rovers a point that caught the eye, but his all-action display in the middle of the park.Since moving to Lancashire on a season-long loan from Southampton, the 23-year-old has primarily been asked to fulfil the duties of a winger, largely due to the fine form of midfield duo Richie Smallwood and Corry Evans.However, the Blackburn Rovers manager boss insists he now faces a dilemma on his hands after Reed’s dazzling display in midfield.Asked to sum up Reed’s contribution at The Hawthorns, Mowbray said, according to the club’s official website:“Immense!Forgotten football stars – Morten Gamst Pedersen Boro Tanchev – August 25, 2019 Here is another forgotten football star we are going to talk about – the former Blackburn midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen.“He’s been fantastic playing in a wide position, working like a trojan, running forward, blocking off the wide play, helping his full-back, in to out, in to out, and yet playing centre-mid today, it shows you where his true position really is on the pitch.“And yet when I’ve got (Corry) Evans and (Richie) Smallwood playing centre-mid for the last 18 months it’s really difficult to put Harrison Reed in there and leave one of them out every week.“So we’ll find a position for Harrison. He’s a fantastic player, but beyond his playing ability, his personality fits in amazingly well with our group.“The lads love him to bits and I think he’s settled in well, so let’s wait and see.“It was a fantastic performance again – an immense performance from Reed today – and he topped it off with a great goal.”read more

2016 Ford Explorer review: Go road-tripping in Ford’s updated, EcoBoost-powered SUV More From Roadshow 2019 Ford Fusion gets tech improvements, longer EV range Ford first introduced the Fusion in late 2005, which spawned Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ (neé Zephyr) variants. The second-generation Fusion was unveiled in 2012, and was widely praised for its sharp styling and solid driving dynamics.Currently, the Fusion still provides the underpinnings for the Lincoln MKZ sedan, so it’s safe to assume the Ford’s luxury counterpart will also go out of production next year. A Lincoln spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.The Fusion’s death is all part of Ford’s plan to discontinue the bulk of its passenger cars in order to produce crossovers and SUVs — many with electrified powertrains. An earlier report suggested the Fusion name could return on a sort of Subaru Outback-like, high-riding wagon, but that’s just a rumor for now. Earlier this week, we learned the slow-selling, 325-horsepower Ford Fusion Sport wouldn’t live to see 2020. It wasn’t a huge shock, since we knew Ford had planned to discontinue the Fusion sedan at some point in the next few years. However, a new report from Automotive News on Wednesday confirms the Fusion’s death is, in fact, quite imminent. The 2020 model year will be the Fusion’s last.A Ford spokesperson confirmed the Fusion’s discontinuation timeline to Automotive News, saying, “Our goal in the final year is to further simplify the offering and focus on maximizing the more popular SE, SEL and Titanium models.” The Fusion received a mild refresh for the 2019 model year, which brought updated styling and features, including Ford’s Co-Pilot 360 suite of driver assistance technologies. Currently, Hybrid and plug-in Energi versions are sold alongside more popular gasoline-only models. 25 Photos 20 68 Photos The 2019 Ford Fusion is still a contender Lincoln Ford Subaru Share your voice 2019 Ford F-150 review: Popular pickup keeps on truckin’ Comments Ford Tags Sedans 2020 BMW M340i review: A dash of M makes everything betterread more

After Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali, Sri Sri Ayurveda (SSA), whose products are promoted by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living, is all set to add to the woes of established brands like Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Dabur and Proctor & Gamble. SSA products could be sharing space with those of the three brands at retail chain Future Group in India, according to a PTI report.”If the customers want it then why not? We are open to the thought,” Kishore Biyani, founder and chief executive of Future Group, told the agency when asked about the SSA products being sold through Future Group stores.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living has reportedly more than 350 million followers worldwide, giving it a huge advantage. SSA, established in 2003, sells effective herbs, personal care products and food and nutritional products, besides spices, soap, fragrances, candle lights and apparels through its online portal www.sattvastore.com. The trend has prompted analyst Edelweiss Securities Limited to say that SSA could be a “Patanjali in the making” in its FMCG sector update released recently.”SSA is riding on brand equity of its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar/Art of Living and has a huge captive base (370mn followers across the world)…SSA, though currently lagging Patanjali, has the right ingredients to help grow the ayurveda space, posing competition to other consumer peers,” Edelweiss said in the note. SSA plans to expand its existing range of personal care products, dietary supplements and food products to many more categories, the firm said. Re-establishing ayurveda among Indian consumersEdelweiss says that Patanjali has successfully re-established ayurveda among Indian consumers, forcing the FMCG veterans such as HUL and Dabur to follow suit.”Patanjali has been a runaway success and has played a pivotal role in re-establishing importance of ayurveda in the minds of Indian consumers,” it said, and added: “Patanjali’s success is attributable to its strong innovation and new products pipeline, pricing discounts to peers (15%-30%), ayurvedic and natural propositions, impactful advertising.”While suggesting that SSA will take time to catch up with Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali, Edelweiss said it is poised to benefit from the impact created by Patanjali for ayurveda and naturals among Indian consumers, though it could lose out on the pricing front.”Most of SSA’s products are priced at par with other FMCG brands and thus are at a premium to Patanjali,” Edelweiss said. SSA could still ride the ayurveda awareness wave to drive its growth, the firm added.Earlier, Biyani had said that the Haridwar-based Patanjali Group was growing at a faster clip and was projected to reach Rs 1,000 crore within 12 to 18 months. Ravi Shankar’s network to aid growthAs for Sri Sri Ayurveda (SSA), Ravi Shankar’s following among politicians and film celebs is also an advantage, making him its best brand ambassador.”SSA has the ability to create a powerful FMCG brand equity led by a strong and powerful leader, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. He is a well-known personality with huge popularity not only with the youth but also eminent political and film personalities,” the firm said. Patanjali brushes HUL, Colgate-Palmolive asideIn a related note on Monday, Kotak Institutional Equities said that Patanjali is likely to dent the market share of both HUL and Colgate-Palmolive in the dental care segment with its Dant Kanti brand. “We expect Patanjali to garner 500 bps cumulative incremental share over FY2016-18E driven by distribution expansion and higher A&P spends; bulk of this share gain is likely to come from CLGT and HUVR (we model 200 bps share loss for both) in our view due to lack of a strong relevant herbals/naturals portfolio,” it said. The toothpaste segment was estimated at Rs 8,300 crore in calendar year 2015, up from Rs 7,500 crore in the previous year, said Kotak, citing a study by Euromonitor. Patanjali has been occupying the top slot among popular Indian brands for many weeks in a row, ahead of established ones like Cadbury, Colgate, Fair & Lovely, Dove and Britannia.read more

Baba Ramdev’s ‘swadeshi’ clothes to hit stores Close Yoga guru-turned entrepreneur Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved hired two investment banks to raise money worth Rs 1,000 crore.”The discussions assume significance since this is for the first time since its founding in 2007 that Patanjali is exploring an equity-linked fund-raise option,” Mint reported quoting sources.The Mint report stated that one of the two investment banks is a Hyderabad-based boutique firm specializing in the consumer packaged goods segment.Earlier in August, Patanjali expressed its intention to raise fund worth around Rs1,000 crore for its expansion plans. But the Haridwar-based group has rejected offers earlier, including from private equity funds, to sell equity stakes.Recently, in an exclusive interview to news portal Moneycontrol, Patanjali’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Acharya Balkrishna ruled out an initial public offering in the near future.”If we go for an IPO, it is natural for an investor to expect returns on his investment. If we don’t meet his expectations and sentiments, we would end up hurting them. And if we meet them, we may face difficulty in having the peace with which we are doing our work, the fun and the free spirit with which are carrying out our work. That’s what we feel and hence there is no plan for an IPO,” he told the news portal, while explaining the reason to keep the company private.Currently, the company has 50 manufacturing units and it is planning to scale up production at its existing facilities in Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, a company spokesperson told BloombergQuint in August. In picture: Yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved MD Balkrishna in New Delhi on May 4, 2017.IANS File Photo”The investment banks have also been asked to explore possible investment structures that suit long-term capital needs of the group. Discussions are at an exploratory stage presently, but the company wants to tie up the funding in the next few months,” Mint quoted one of the sources as saying.Boasting the “swadeshi” sentiment, the firm has became the country’s one the fastest growing consumer goods company. Patanjali group announced a 111% rise in revenue, to Rs 10,561 crore in financial year 2016-17. In the recent past, Patanjali announced selling of garments and jeans in an attempt to diversify the business. At the same time the firm has also tied up with social media giants like Google and Facebook to market the brand on a digital platform.. IBTimes VideoRelated VideosMore videos Play VideoPlayMute0:00/0:00Loaded: 0%0:00Progress: 0%Stream TypeLIVE0:00?Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedSubtitlessubtitles settings, opens subtitles settings dialogsubtitles off, selectedAudio TrackFullscreenThis is a modal window.The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window. COPY LINKAD Loading …read more

A Jet Airways passenger aircraft prepares to land at the airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 12, 2013.Reuters fileThe joy of flying Jet Airways seems to be slowly fading as its financial woes refuse to die down. Amid reported crunch, the management of the carrier is said to have told its pilots that it may have to ground about 23 Boeing 737 aircraft to cut costs.The issue was raised during a meeting with the National Aviators Guild (NAG), the pilot union of Jet, on October 9, attended by the carrier’s CEO Vinay Dube, and chief people officer Rahul Taneja.”The management suggested it is looking at grounding 23 Boeing 737s operating on domestic routes to mitigate losses,” one of the senior pilots, who was at the meeting, told the Financial Express.However, Jet Airways has denied the reports of 23 Boeing 737s being grounded, calling the information “factually incorrect” and “misleading.””Jet Airways categorically denies your information which is factually incorrect and misleading. The airline also urges the publication to refrain from reporting speculative information being circulated via sources with malicious intent,” a Jet Airways spokesperson told FE.During the same meeting, the airline reportedly also delayed payments to its pilots and engineering staff, the deadline for which was October 9.In a statement, the airline said that it has been facing tough times due to high fuel prices and depreciating rupee, but is dedicated toward compensating its employees.”While the company has been diligent in running its payroll as per schedule for all employees, it is only in the last couple of months that the schedule has been impacted due to unavoidable reasons,” the Economic Times quoted the airline as saying.”Despite these challenges, the company has ensured that 85% of its employees are paid salaries on time while those of the leadership, pilots and engineers have been delayed.”It further added that Jet has successfully managed to overcome several issues in the past and will continue to do so in the future as well.Earlier, the full-service airline had told its senior management, engineers and pilots that they would receive their salaries in two installments until November. In tune, the August salaries were also set to be paid in two installments – one by September 11 and another by September 26. While the first installment was paid on time, the second one had been delayed.read more

Rohingya refugees carry their child as they walk through water after crossing border by boat through the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh on 7 September 2017. Photo: ReutersBangladesh has made two proposals regarding a resolution to the Rohingya crisis.The first is for Myanmar to create a ‘safe zone’ inside its Rakhine state for the Rohingya people who are facing brutal persecution, and the second is to involve the international community in making Myanmar take back the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.The Bangladesh government has already sent letters to several agencies of the United Nations (UN), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in this regard. Two top officials of foreign and home ministries told Prothom Alo that the government has urged the international community in the letters to create a ‘safe zone’ inside Myanmar’s Rakhine state so that the Rohingya people are not repressed.The government has also urged them to take steps to take back the Rohingya people who have taken shelter in Bangladesh.The government says the Rohingya people are the citizens of Myanmar and they have to go back to their country and there is no other alternative.According to latest estimates of UN agencies, is around 175,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh 25 August this year, and the number is increasing every day, most of whom are women and children.The Rohingya people who have made it to Bangladesh, speak of killings, rape, arson, and planned ethnic cleansing by the Myanmar army.A total of 84,000 Rohingya people took shelter in Bangladesh last year, adding to the existing 400,000.Foreign secretary Shahidul Haque told Prothom Alo, “We want Rohingya refugees to go back to their own country and also the implementation of Kofi Annan report’s proposals.”“The Annan report clearly stated that the identity of the Rohingya refugees have to be confirmed and they must be repatriated,” he added.The foreign secretary also said, “We sent letters not just to international organisations, but to every mission [embassy] as well.” The government has directed law enforcers to be vigilant so that the Rohingya refugees do not get mixed up with the locals.The public security division secretary of the home ministry, Mostafa Kamal Uddin, told Prothom Alo, “We have urged the international community and organisations to take every possible step to push back them [Rohingya refugees].”Professor CR Abrar of the International Relations Department of Dhaka University, however, thinks Bangladesh cannot push the Rohingya people back to Myanmar forcefully.“As per the charter of human rights, the government cannot push them back using force. This is not a new problem. Bangladesh did not raise the issue in any international forum in past 10-15 years,” said CR Abrar.CR Abrar also said, “When Myanmar is conducting genocide in Rakhine state, we are buying rice from the country. Is that ethical? What position has the government taken?”Local district administrations and the Bangladesh Border Guard have been assigned to register the Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar violence to Bangladesh recently.Disaster management and relief secretary Shah Kamal told Prothom Alo, “We’ll arrange food, accommodation, sanitation and more temporarily for the Rohingya refugees after we visit the places.”*The article, originally published in Prothom Alo Bangla print edition, has been rewritten in English by Imam Hossain.read more

Hefner added, “Learning of the recent meddling in a free U.S. election further demonstrates another concern we have of how they handle users’ data.”Worth noting: Playboy is maintaining its presence on Facebook-owned Instagram (where Hefner’s statement also was posted).For Facebook, Playboy’s move is part of a worrisome backlash against the company, exemplified by the #DeleteFacebook hashtag, that has grown in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations. The U.K.-based political consulting firm obtained info on 50 million users, without Facebook’s knowledge and without the consent of the users themselves.Last week tech billionaire Elon Musk took action last week to delete the Facebook pages of two companies he heads, Telsa Motors and SpaceX. “I don’t use FB & never have, so don’t think I’m some kind of martyr or my companies are taking a huge blow. Also, we don’t advertise or pay for endorsements, so…don’t care,” Musk wrote in a tweet last Friday.And on March 20, Brian Acton, a co-founder of messaging app WhatsApp — which Facebook acquired in a deal valued at $19 billion — called for a boycott in a tweet: “It is time. #deletefacebook.” Acton is now executive chairman of Signal Foundation, a non-profit org developing open-source privacy technology.About 8% of Facebook users said they plan to stop using the service because of data-privacy concerns raised by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to a survey fielded by Raymond James & Associates. About 48% said they would not change their usage, while 26% said they would use Facebook “somewhat less” and 19% said they will use it “significantly less,” the survey found.Facebook has pledged to make several changes in an attempt to rebuild trust with users and partners. Those include making its privacy controls easier to use and implementing new restrictions on third-party developers’ access to user data. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly has decided to testify before Congress in hearings scheduled for next month.Playboy in 2014 removed nude photos from its websites and said the print mag would no longer include nudity starting in early 2016. However, last year, Cooper Hefner reversed that decision. Playboy is leaving Facebook — for good, it says — with the social giant’s latest user-privacy scandal the straw that broke the camel’s back for the media company.Playboy Enterprises said it will deactivate its accounts on Facebook, which cumulatively have more than 25 million followers. “The recent news about Facebook’s alleged mismanagement of users’ data has solidified our decision to suspend our activity on the platform at this time,” Playboy Enterprises said in a statement.In a tweet Tuesday evening, Playboy chief creative officer Cooper Hefner — son of the late Hugh Hefner, the mag’s famed founder — said, “We are stepping away from Facebook.”“Facebook’s content guidelines and corporate policies continue contradicting our values,” the exec wrote. “We’ve tried to craft our voice for the platform, which in our opinion continues to be sexually repressive.” Popular on Variety ×Actors Reveal Their Favorite Disney PrincessesSeveral actors, like Daisy Ridley, Awkwafina, Jeff Goldblum and Gina Rodriguez, reveal their favorite Disney princesses. Rapunzel, Mulan, Ariel,Tiana, Sleeping Beauty and Jasmine all got some love from the Disney stars.More VideosVolume 0%Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcutsKeyboard Shortcutsplay/pauseincrease volumedecrease volumeseek forwardsseek backwardstoggle captionstoggle fullscreenmute/unmuteseek to %SPACE↑↓→←cfm0-9Next UpJennifer Lopez Shares How She Became a Mogul04:350.5x1x1.25×1.5x2xLive00:0002:1502:15read more